Claremont railway station, Perth
Claremont railway station, Perth
Claremont railway station is a stop on Perth’s Transperth network, in the suburb of Claremont, Western Australia. It sits on two lines, the Fremantle line and the Airport line, about 9.3 kilometres from Perth station.
What services you can catch
- Trains on the Fremantle line and the Airport line stop here.
- At peak times you can expect a train every about 6 minutes in total (two lines combined).
- Outside peak times and on weekends/public holidays, trains run roughly every 15 minutes (about every 7.5 minutes for the two lines together). Late at night, service is less frequent.
- The station has two platforms (one island platform) and is within fare Zone 1.
Who owns and runs it
- Owned by the Public Transport Authority (PTA) and operated by Transperth Train Operations.
History in brief
- Opened in 1881 as Butlers Swamp; renamed Claremont in 1883.
- In 1886 a new station was built about 300 metres to the east. Those 1886 buildings are the oldest surviving in Perth.
- The station originally had a crossing loop.
- In 1905 a third platform was added to serve the Royal Perth Show; Showgrounds station opened nearby in 1954.
- The Fremantle line closed in 1979 and reopened in 1983; the station building was restored then.
- Electrification in 1991 reduced the site to one island platform, with the old platform abandoned.
- In 2010 the Town of Claremont moved its administration into the station master’s building, and the old goods shed became a cultural centre and café.
Redevelopment and METRONET works
- The Airport line’s terminus was moved to Claremont, prompting upgrades to meet modern accessibility standards and the construction of two turnback sidings west of the station.
- In 2020, the John Holland Group won the contract to carry out the works.
- The Fremantle line and Claremont station were closed from February 5 to April 5, 2021, to complete the upgrades. The line reopened on April 6, but Claremont station needed extra restoration work and reopened on June 1, 2021.
- From 2034, the plan is to extend the platforms at Claremont to the east to allow six-car trains.
Where it is and how to get there
- Claremont station is between Shenton Road and Gugeri Street in Claremont.
- Access is via two street crossings at the ends of the station and the original pedestrian bridge. There is also a pedestrian underpass connecting the two streets west of the station.
Passengers
- In the 2013–14 year, the station served about 579,729 passengers.
This page was last edited on 1 February 2026, at 22:28 (CET).